Unfortunately, neither of the newlyweds had a father alive to witness their marriage. Ellen's father died at the beginning of 1882, aged 67.

Ellen and Thomas Cartwright went on to have four children: John (b. c. 1884), James (b. c. 1886), Ann (b. c. 1890), and Mary Ellen (b. 20 June 1892).

Unfortunately, Ellen did not live long enough to see her children grow up. She died in mid-1896.

This is a post for the April A-Z Challenge. This Challenge will cover each letter of the alphabet, one per day (except Sundays) for the month of April. I didn't register my blog with the organisers, but I'm going to follow along anyway. You can too! See www.a-zchallenge.com for more information.